Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs red beard moss

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum

Key Differences

• Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey is Critically Endangered while red beard moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	red beard moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Atelidae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Lagothrix	Bryoerythrophyllum
Species	Lagothrix flavicauda	Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

red beard moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	red beard moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red beard moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).